Around Here, Lately

1. A yummy treat.  Intense flavor.  Delish.
2. The rain made Garden Girl look like GI Jane!
3. Last week I started letting Star go outside.  She was begging!  The first few times I stayed out with her.  But she never wanted to go far.  She loves to look around a little and then nap on a patio chair. She hasn't gotten the hang of the pet flap yet and I'm not encouraging it.
4. The first time Star and I went out, I had to laugh as sleepy cats emerged from underneath trees and bushes to see what we were up to!
5. I love this picture of Smokey.  
6. Not all the cat stories are happy, though.  We haven't seen Domino in over 1 1/2 weeks.  I hate the not knowing what happened the most. :(
7. Remember Alex and the glitter?  I'm still finding it everywhere!  On me, on Marmalade, on Alex's toothbrush, in the bath tub... you name it! ha.
8. A cowboy boot carrot.

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This And That

1. Evening light.
2. Some little bird was running around in circles!
3. Tiger, saying good morning to the parakeets.
4. A fresh, clean sink.
5. Mr. Magoo?  A shark? Mr. Potato Head?
6. Just hanging out.
7. Lunch.
8. House Sparrow.
9. That just woke up look.

This Friday is the first RAK!

Do something kind for someone this week and be prepared

to link up here at the end of the week!

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Little Berry Face

My regular blog friends know that I'm always finding

faces in my food.  And it's been a while, but I knew with

all the strawberry picking I've been doing that a little

face was bound to be making eye contact sooner or later!

Photos are totally untouched.

Look at those ears...and eyes!

He even has a little nose! ha.

What would you call him?

Frog? Fish? Bear?

Whatever he is, he's cute, isn't he?

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This And That

Zucchini Bread

Waiting for spring.

Black raspberry smoothies.

Sweet Socks.

An auction purchase.  

(Who said planters had to hold plants?)

A basket of ginger.

Mr. Wren.

Mr. Carrot face.

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I'll Be Watching You...

Ever get the feeling you're being watched...like

when you're rinsing some grapes?  No?  I just knew you'd

say that it was only me! haha.

Cue Sting and Every Breath You Take...lol....

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R Is For Mt. Rushmore

It's been a while since I saw a face in my strawberry!

But this one made up for it, not only in size, but

in number of faces!  haha.  Yep, I thought of Mt. Rushmore as

soon as I saw it.  And since I just admitted yesterday that

I was feeling like I was cracking up, nobody should be

surprised at all that I'm seeing things!

Unless you see it, too!  Then you, too, can be a crazy loon!

Yes, I'm all linked up with the A to Z Challenge!

Click on the link on my sidebar to learn more!

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Mr. Potato Head

It's been a while since a face looked back at me while

I was working in the kitchen!  But this little

spud and his lop-sided face made me laugh!

For the whole group of faces, click here. :)

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So....

....do you think it would have been a musical chicken? ♫

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Random Thoughts

Remember the beautiful Red Admiral butterfly?  Well, I was outside in the garden picking some kale for Nugget (it came back on it's own!) and saw Marmalade catch and eat poor vanessa atalanta!  But the good news is that since then I've seen 3 more in the yard, so I guess the whole family is here. I was wondering why my photos always looked in focus on the wings but blurry on the butterfly's body.  Well, this shot explains it!  Look how fuzzy they are!  I guess it was in focus after all!  Believe it or not, I took this sitting at my desk, through the window

 yesterday!  My favorite part are is the action blur under the wing on the right side.

  Nice of him to pose, huh!?

One night this week, about 11:45 P.M., we are closing up the house for the night and The Mister went to the back door to make sure it was locked.  He happened to turn on the outside light and look out on the back porch at the cats.  Socks (pictured above with Oreo) was standing there in distress.  He was soaked in wet grey paint. (not ours!)  It was as if all but his head and back had been dipped in it!  Fortunately, it was fresh and wet, so I brought him inside and gave him a bath in the kitchen sink.  We had to change the water a couple of times but it washed out easily.  And he was so good!  I was expecting a fight and lots of scratches but he was very compliant.  I think he knew he was needing some help.  I'm so glad we found him before that paint dried!

  I'm not sure what we would have done then!  And I still don't know where he went!

I wish I had opened this can of  carrots when I was doing the letter C for the A to Z Challenge! haha. 
 That would have been really helpful!  Or maybe the C is for crazy? 

 Because that is just how life is at the zoo!  Not that I needed a carrot to tell me that, though. ha.

Anything crazy happen to you this week?

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Little Miss Strawberry

Yes, it happened again!

  This strawberry has a face!  Just look at her!  Looks like she fell asleep

while munching on a little petal! 

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Belly Button

This pear has an outie. Just sayin'.

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Strawberry Julius

Does this profile remind you of anyone?

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Christmas Angel?

click to enlarge

I was making a fruit salad on Christmas Eve and found this

in the package of strawberries!

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Walrus

Well, it had been a while since I went to unload groceries and saw a face looking back at me! But it was bound to happen again sooner or later! I mean, with grape face, strawberry fish and even George Washington in a banana! And let's not forget that fat lady singing in that cantaloupe! Well, here is my little walrus friend who fell out of the net bag of potatoes this week.

Do you see him?

Here! Maybe this will help!

I know, I know...this stressful life is manifesting itself in strange ways.

But at least it makes you laugh, right? If you want to see past faces in my food, just click on that label title here at the end of this post. :)

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The Grape Pumpkin

No, it wasn't a face this time. But it is almost autumn.

And it does look like a pumpkin. And I couldn't help but hear Linus's

words ringing in my ears...with a little adaptation. :)

"Just wait til next year, Charlie Brown. You'll see! Next year at this same time, I'll find the pumpkin patch that is real sincere and I'll sit in that pumpkin patch until the Grape Pumpkin appears. He'll rise out of that pumpkin patch and he'll fly through the air with his bag of toys. The Grape Pumpkin will appear and I'll be waiting for him! "

~Linus van Pelt

It's The Great Pumpkin Charlie Brown

1966

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The Grape Turns Into A Raisin

Remember Grape Face, the grape with the naturally made

face that I saw looking at me in a cluster of grapes I brought

home from the grocery? Well, here he is 2 weeks later.

He's been sitting on the window sill at the kitchen sink

watching over my jewelry I lay up there when I do dishes.

He's looking rather raisin-ish, don't you think?

Remember these guys? Maybe Grape Face has big dreams!

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Grape Face

I was pulling grapes off of a big cluster from the grocery

and this one little grape happened to be looking back at me!

I didn't do anything to make the face.

It just naturally grew that way!

I couldn't bear to eat him. He reminded me of

Wilson from the movie Castaway! LOL! Yes, I've seen faces in food before.

Like HERE and HERE and HERE.

When I was pregnant with the triplets I was on bed rest

so long that I started seeing faces in the bedspread!

It's a strange talent, I guess. :)

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Strawberry Fish

By now, my regular readers know that I can be quite

silly....and that I see faces as I unload groceries ...and

that I play with my food. This week was no exception

as this funny strawberry came out of the package.

He's not been retouched except for adding his

chocolate chip eyes. And he's hollow!

Is he a fish, parrot or maybe a Pacman?

Whatever he was, he sure tasted good! :)